The First Ward

September 29, 2013 |Johnny Hanson/Houston Chronicle

Images from Houston's First Ward

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Bobby Norman, 67, who said he's lived in the First Ward for about 50 years, said he's not happy with the changes in the neighborhood Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, in Houston.
"I really don't like it but there is nothing I can do about it," he said. "As time goes time changes what use to be. It use to be all fields. I use to hunt and swim before they rearranged the bayouâÄ¦. It was great."

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Bobby Norman, 67, who said he's lived in the First Ward for about 50 years, said he's not happy with the changes in the neighborhood Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, in Houston.
"I really don't like it but there is nothing I can do about it," he said. "As time goes time changes what use to be. It use to be all fields. I use to hunt and swim before they rearranged the bayouâÄ¦. It was great."